Solar System - Planets and More

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What are the inner planets of the Solar System?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

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What are comets primarily made of?

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Ice and rock.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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Why do the outer planets have longer years than the inner planets?

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The outer planets are farther from the sun.

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Where do most comets originate?

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In the Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud beyond Neptune's orbit.

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True or False: Asteroids are made of the same materials as planets.

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True.

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What are the outer planets of the Solar System?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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What is the main difference between inner and outer planets?

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Inner planets are rocky and smaller; outer planets are gas giants and larger.

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What is the asteroid belt?

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A region of space between Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids are found.

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What is a planet?

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A celestial body that orbits a star, is spherical in shape, and has cleared its orbit of other debris.

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What is the Kuiper Belt?

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A region of the Solar System beyond Neptune, filled with small icy bodies and dwarf planets.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3